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Swim Report – December 17, 2023 – Thermocline Redux

December 20, 2023 By Steve

Our last Autumn 2023 meetup gave us nearly identical conditions to the prior week – a 42F lake temp with including a calm and crystalRead More

Swim Report – December 10, 2023 – Thermocline Edition

December 20, 2023 By Steve

Our first swim of December gave us a 43F lake – unusually warm for this time of year. We also noticed that the water wasRead More

Swim Report – November 26, 2023 – Late November Flurries

November 27, 2023 By Steve

We had our first official “snow swim” yesterday. Everything was clear when I got there at 6:40am, but the flurries started around 7:00am, giving usRead More

Swim Report – November 12, 2023 – Last Gasp of Autumn

November 27, 2023 By Steve

The morning started out a bit gloomy with overcast skies and a 45F air temp. But the clouds gradually dissipated, and it turned out toRead More

Swim Report – October 29, 2023 – Gray Skies Edition

November 11, 2023 By Steve

Finally getting around to posting this. Our last swim of October gave us a 56F lake temp, 45F air temp, 1-3 foot swells and aRead More

Swim Report – October 15, 2023 – Cold Plunge

October 19, 2023 By Steve

What a difference a couple of weeks makes! During our last swim earlier this month, the lake came in at 66F. But we had aRead More

Swim Report – October 1, 2023 – Happy October!

October 8, 2023 By Steve

The first meetup on the first day of October gave us a hint of fall in the air (63F) but a still very summer-like lakeRead More

Swim Report – September 24, 2023 – Happy Autumn!

September 28, 2023 By Steve

Sunrise at our first autumn meetup came a bit later at 6:39am, but the lake was still very summer-like at 69F. We had some slightRead More

Swim Report – September 17, 2023 – Late Summer Rain Edition

September 17, 2023 By Steve

A steady drizzle turned into a constant rain during our swim. But a very balmy 69F lake temp more than neutralized the 59F air temp.Read More

Swim Report – September 3, 2023 – Summer Sendoff

September 17, 2023 By Steve

One of our more perfect swim mornings, we had a 73F lake temp, 72F air temp, lots of sunshine at 6:15am. Keeping this one briefRead More

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